The Theory of Imperfect Competition: A Radical Reconstruction.

The skeptical reader who is faced with yet another book on imperfect competition is entitled to expect from the author a word of explanation and very possibly an apology. I respectfully submit three justifications for venturing to presume on the reader's patience. The first can be advanced by any reasonably conscientious scholar who has pursued his calling for twenty years. I believe that I have learned a few truths and perfected a few pedagogical artifices that may interest fellow specialists. The second justification is more substantial. There exists a prima facie case that the theory of imperfect competition-and by imperfect competition is meant all forms of competition that are not "perfect" -- ought to be restated in the interests of greater rigor, clarity, and relevance to the policy problems of market regulation...Donald Dewey